Porridge Zorro Writing from Scratch XXXVI: How to Write an Engaging Story?

I. 3 classic frameworks for writing a story

The first: conflict, action, ending

The second: start, carry on, turn, and merge

The third: goal, obstacle, action, result, accident, twist, and ending

The main character is centered around what he wants, and what kind of obstacle he's stuck in, and what kind of result he gets through what kind of action, and what kind of reversal he gets to what kind of ending. What reversal occurs to achieve how the ending.

Second, write the story of the four points

1, to have a theme

to see if the story can be well distilled into a sentence or a word

2, to constantly make trouble

the story is a process of solving the trouble, the most interesting part of the story is the protagonist to face the trouble, to solve the problem part

3, the characters to have personality

To let readers see their own shadow in the protagonist, produce **** chirping, otherwise it is difficult for readers to be infected;

4, the story should be detailed

Details are often the most touching, less to do with the description of the big and empty

Third, with the movie to learn the storytelling of the 5 major routes

1, Hollywood-style routes --The triumph of individual heroism

Storytelling: about the main character alone to solve the thorny problem, or the main character in the process of solving the problem to reflect on their own problems and correct them in time, and finally to the end of the happy ending

Mimicry: describes the conflict between the individual and his friends, family, and the community, the center The conflict is intensified and resolved in the end

2. Bollywood style formula - the individual's conflict in the cracks of society

Story formula: the individual fights against the family, the new concept fights against the old traditions, and finally gets a good result after a difficult time

Mimicry: Identify a social problem, and then the individual to

3. Classic Korean Drama - Entanglement with Family and Society

Mimicry: Introducing unexpected situations into a calm life, focusing on the characters' entanglement with family, class, and ethics, and finally giving a melodramatic ending

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4. Classic Japanese Drama - Reflecting on Human Nature is an Everlasting Topic

Mimicry: Pave the way for the conditions, the protagonist breaks the rules, solves the problem, and then comes back to the original life

5. Classic French Drama - Believing in Feelings over Everything

5. Believe that feelings are more important than everything

Mimicry: highlight the character's feelings description, focusing on the character's emotional state and sensual decisions